[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 3150), H4374 [10JN], H4394 [10JN], H4397 [10JN], H4398
[10JN], H4400 [10JN], H4402 [10JN], H4403 [10JN], H4404 [10JN],
H4406 [10JN], H4407 [10JN], H4408 [10JN], H4409 [10JN]
------ consideration (H. Res. 462), H4352 [10JN]
Analyses
Provisions (H.R. 3150), E87 [4FE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 3150, provisions, H9150 [28SE]
Articles and editorials
Bankruptcy Bill Deserves Support--Measure Aims To Bolster Notion of
Personal Responsibility for Finances, E1516 [3AU]
Get Tough on Bankruptcy Laws, S10190 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact, (see H.R. 3150), H240 [3FE]
Enact (H.R. 3150): consideration, (see H. Res. 462), H4324 [9JN]
------ consideration of conference report, (see H. Res. 586), H10075
[8OC]
------ correct enrollment, (see H. Con. Res. 346), H10243 [9OC]
Conference reports
Provisions (H.R. 3150), H9954-H9985 [7OC]
Letters
Banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and
netting of financial contracts: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the
Treasury, H10235 [9OC]
Provisions: Anthony T. Cluff, Bankers Roundtable (organization),
H4360 [10JN]
------ Bill Brownfield, Virginia Dept. of Social Services, H4357
[10JN]
------ Brian O'Neill, National League of Cities, H4360 [10JN]
------ Cornelia I. Schneider, Community Associations Institute,
H4360 [10JN]
------ D. Van Skilling, Experian (credit reporting business), H4359
[10JN]
------ Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business,
H4355 [10JN], H4356 [10JN]
------ Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, H4435
[10JN]
------ George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, H4349 [10JN]
------ J. Denis O'Toole, Household International (organization),
H4359 [10JN]
------ James G. Jones, Bank of America, H4357 [10JN]
------ Jonathan Burris, California Family Support Council, H4357
[10JN]
------ Joseph W. Saunders, Fleet Financial Group, H4359 [10JN]
------ June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4340 [10JN]
------ Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H4358
[10JN]
------ Linda Ekstrom Stanley, Dept. of Justice, H4356 [10JN]
------ Martin G. McGuinn, Mellon Bank, H4360 [10JN]
------ Michael D. Hess, New York, NY, Dept. of Law, H4356 [10JN]
------ Peter B. King, Colorado Counties, Inc., H4358 [10JN]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4356 [10JN]
------ Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers, H4360 [10JN]
------ Scott Belcher, National Multi Housing Council and National
Apartment Association, H4358 [10JN]
------ several realty and financial organizations, H4359 [10JN]
------ Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government
Waste, H4360 [10JN]
------ William J. Donovan, National Association of Federal Credit
Unions, H4358 [10JN]
Lists
Organizations and agencies opposing H.R. 3150, provisions relative
to treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4435 [10JN]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 3150), H4440 [10JN], H9140 [28SE]
------ conference report, S12137 [9OC], H10238 [9OC]
Press releases
Provisions: National Retail Federation, H4358 [10JN]
Remarks in House
Bankruptcy: amount of time allowed by financial institutions to
record a lien on a vehicle refinance, H4429 [10JN]
------ conduct study of impact on bankruptcy rate of extension of
credit to dependent college students, H4408 [10JN], H4409 [10JN]
------ conduct study on small business bankruptcies, H4408 [10JN]
------ impact of reforms on economically-disadvantaged individuals,
H4374 [10JN]
------ prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4404-H4406
[10JN]
------ protect creditor rights who are drunk driving or crime
victims, H4440 [10JN]
------ reform Chapter 11 regulations relative to foreclosure on
commercial property, H10231 [9OC]
------ reorder debt repayment priorities relative to Federal, State,
and local governmental units, H4403 [10JN], H4404 [10JN], E1137
[16JN]
------ treatment of certain gambling debts, H4346 [10JN], H4368
[10JN]
------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4343
[10JN], H4344 [10JN], H4348 [10JN], H4349 [10JN], H4350 [10JN],
H4366 [10JN], H4373 [10JN], H4374 [10JN], H4396 [10JN],
H4399-H4402 [10JN], H4428-H4436 [10JN], H4441 [10JN], H10234
[9OC]
------ treatment of credit card debt, H4348 [10JN], H4349 [10JN],
H4368 [10JN], H4373 [10JN], H4374 [10JN], H4396 [10JN],
H4400-H4403 [10JN], H4428-H4436 [10JN], H4440 [10JN], H10236
[9OC], H10237 [9OC], H10238 [9OC]
------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
studios, H4406 [10JN], H4407 [10JN]
------ treatment of small business regulations, H4397 [10JN], H4398
[10JN]
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing
unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
balances in full, H9140-H9147 [28SE]
Enact (H.R. 3150), H505 [24FE], H2778 [5MY], H2994-H3000 [7MY],
H4026 [3JN], H4354-H4443 [10JN], E87 [4FE], E1137 [16JN], E1180
[19JN], E1516 [3AU]
------ conference report, H10227-E2295 [10JN]
------ consideration of conference report (H. Res. 586),
H10224-H10227 [9OC]
------ correct enrollment (H. Con. Res. 346), H10243 [9OC]
------ corrections in engrossment, H4442 [10JN]
------ motion to instruct conferees, H9140-H9147 [28SE]
------ motion to recommit, H4440 [10JN]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to
unfunded Federal mandates relative to bankruptcy reform,
H4339-H4343 [10JN]
Remarks in Senate
Bankruptcy: treatment of child support and alimony payments, S10189
[10SE]
Enact (H.R. 3150), S7520 [6JY], S7610 [7JY], S10937 [24SE], S10938
[24SE]
------ conference report, S12137 [9OC], S12151 [9OC]
------ conference report, motion to proceed, S12140-S12148 [9OC]
------ insert S. 1301 language in lieu, S10236 [11SE], S10767 [23SE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Provisions:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-799),
H10075 [8OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3150, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House)
(H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), H4324 [9JN]
Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 105-794),
H10010 [7OC]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 105-
540), H3366 [18MY]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Bankruptcy Reform, E1153 [17JN]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 3150): consideration (H. Res. 462), H4339 [10JN]
Statements
Provisions: National Consumer Bankruptcy Coalition, H4355 [10JN]
------ Representative Gekas, E88 [4FE]
Studies
Personal Bankruptcy Crisis--Demographics, Causes, Implications, and
Solutions: Stu Feldstein, SMR Research Corp., H4369-H4373
[10JN]
Summaries
Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), H4340 [10JN]
Provisions (H.R. 3150), H4340 [10JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 346, correct enrollment of H.R. 3150, provisions,
H10243 [9OC]
H. Res. 462, consideration of H.R. 3150, provisions, H4338 [10JN]
H. Res. 586, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3150,
provisions, H10224 [9OC]
H.R. 3150, provisions, H4374-H4394 [10JN]